Local disability group clients' art adorns Groton airport
The DayJul 25, 2018
Each year for nearly a decade, participants in a community program for people with disabilities at the Quaker Hill branch of the nonprofit United Cerebral Palsy have made mosaics, sculpture, murals and paintings for display at the annual Salon des Indépendants exhibit at the Hygienic Galleries in
Now each of those pieces is on display in an exhibit called "Life Without Limits" in the
Clients at UCP of Eastern CT, which helps people with a spectrum of disabilities including cerebral palsy at its
"People participate in any way they can, whether it's coming up with the initial concept to making choices about a paint color using an eye gaze," UCP Executive Director
Keatley said the exhibit puts the artists' efforts in the public eye and will also hopefully expose more people to UCP and its mission.
"It's good to collaborate with other organizations...in unexpected ways," she said.
"This new program is a wonderful way to embed local art in a non-traditional venue,"
The art was displayed at a reception last month and will stay in the airport's main terminal, on view to the public, until
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